A COLLECTION OF GOOD WORDS
德国谚语
German Proverbs
Everybody knows best where his own shoe pinches.
每个人都最清楚自己的问题所在。
When silent men speak they speak to the purpose.
当沉默的人说话时，他们说的是有目的的。
He who sleeps in a silver bed has golden dreams.
睡在银床上的人有金色的梦。
Count not your chickens before they are hatched.
不要过早乐观。
Light is light, though the blind man see it not.
光就是光，虽然瞎子看不见。
A dram of discretion is worth a pound of wisdom.
少量的谨慎胜过大量的智慧。
It is a bad hen that lays in neighbour's houses.
下蛋在邻居家里的母鸡是坏的。
It is a bad horse that does not earn his fodder.
再坏的马也挣不到饲料。
A lawyer and a wagon-wheel must be well greased.
一个律师和一辆马车的轮子必须好好上油。
I wept when I was born, and every day shows why.
我一出生就哭了，每一天都说明了原因。
Be silent, or say something better than silence.
保持沉默，或者说些比沉默更好的话。
We know what we have, but not what we shall get.
我们知道我们拥有什么，但不知道我们将得到什么。
KEEP EXPLORING
沿着这个主题，再读几句。
He who teaches children learns more than they do.
教孩子的人比他们学得多。
When a dove begins to associate with crows its feathers remain white but its heart grows black.
当鸽子开始与乌鸦为伍时，它的羽毛仍然是白色的，但它的心却变黑了。
Patience is a bitter plant, but it has sweet fruit.
忍耐是痛苦的植物，但它的果实是甜蜜的。
No one is happier than he who believes in his happiness.
没有人比相信自己幸福的人更幸福。
Whoever cares to learn will always find a teacher.
谁想学，谁就能找到老师。